Top 10 new features in Android Oreo

 Top 10 features in Android Oreo

Google has officially unveiled the next version of Android - the Oreo, for smartphones, tablets and the rest.

                 Android Oreo brings with it a host of new features and improvements over Android Nougat. While not all of them would be immediately visible to end users, they would surely contribute towards the end experience of a mature smartphone OS.

 1. Picture-in-Picture mode (PIP)

• PIP is a special type of multi-window mode mostly used for video playback.

•  This is a special type of split-screen window that should be particularly useful for watching videos while performing other tasks, though apps will need to be updated to support the new API.   

2. Autofill framework 

• Account creation, login, and credit card transactions take time and are prone to errors. Users can easily get frustrated with apps that require these types of repetitive tasks. 

• This new Autofill Framework will allow apps to create and manage their own lists of auto-fill data, then Android Oreo will populate this data into password fields when appropriate.
  

 

3. Auto-enable Wi-Fi

• A clever, new feature will automatically turn your phone’s Wi-Fi back on based on your location. 
• This way, your phone can connect to your home network when you arrive, saving you from any fiddling with the device.

4. Enhanced security with Google Play Protect

• Google Play Protect, a new service suite that will scans your apps for threats, and constantly checking for the latest risks, which will be found and detected via machine learning.

5. Snooze Individual Notifications

• Ability to snooze individual notifications. When a message comes through, but you don't have time to deal with it, just swipe to the right, then tap the clock icon to snooze the notification. 

• This will make the message go away for 15 minutes, then come right back when the time is up. 

 6. Updates even when handset is out of space

• With Android 8.0 Oreo, the smartphones will still get OTA updates even when they are out of space. This means that users can continue using the device during the update.

7. Hi-Fi Bluetooth Codecs

• Google has added a handful of high-quality Bluetooth codecs to Android Oreo, including Sony's LDAC, which should greatly improve audio quality with compatible Bluetooth devices.  Also supports Bluetooth 5.0

8. Better battery life with Vitals

• Google's adding what it calls "wise limits" to create automatic caps for what apps can do in the background. These limits will curtail excessive use of background services and location updates, so your apps won't be able to do too much damage to your battery when you're not using them.

9. Notification channels

• Android 8.0 introduces notification channels that allow you to create a user-customizable channel for each type of notification you want to display.

• Notification dots: Android 8.0 introduces support for displaying dots, or badges, on app launcher icons.

• Snoozing: Users can snooze notifications, which causes them to disappear for a period of time before reappearing.

• Background colors: You can set and enable a background color for a notification.

10. Adaptive Icons

• Android device makers often use their own custom OS skins, which can throw off how the look and shape of app icons correspond with the rest of those you download from the Play Store.